Three injured in Piketon crash

PIKETON - Three people were injured and roads were blocked after a crash Monday morning.

The Ohio State Highway Patrol is investigating a two-vehicle injury crash that occurred at 6:06 a.m. Monday on Ohio 32 at Ohio 104.

According to law enforcement officials, a 1997 Ford Explorer, driven by James Vanpelt, 65, of Peebles, was traveling westbound on Ohio 32 when Emily Meddock, 20, of Piketon, who was driving a 2002 Ford Explorer southbound on Ohio 104, attempted to turn left onto Ohio 32.

Meddock’s vehicle was struck by Vanpelt’s vehicle, according to the patrol. Both vehicles came to a rest in the intersection, blocking the Ohio 32 westbound lanes and Ohio 104.

Both drivers and James Vanpelt Jr., 36, of Peebles, a passenger in the 1997 Explorer, were taken to Adena Pike Hospital by emergency medical crews.

James Vanpelt and James Vanpelt Jr. were treated and released. Meddock was taken by medical helicopter to Grant Medical Center in Columbus for injuries that were not considered life-threatening.